Una teología destituyente: La «neutralidad política» de los Testigos de Jehová. Issue 1 (7th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Herrera, Esaú Segura
• Is Part Of: Horizontes decoloniales. Number 7:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2022-04-07
• Subjects: Testigos de Jehová -- Neutralidad -- política -- Teología política -- Estados nacionales; Testemunhas de Jeová -- Neutralidade -- política -- Teologia Política -- Estados Nacionais; Jehovah's Witnesses -- political neutrality -- political theology -- nation-states; Religion and politics -- Periodicals; Postcolonial theology -- Periodicals; Postcolonial theology; Religion and politics; Periodicals; 201.72
• DOI: 10.13169/decohori.7.1.0041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2422-6343

Abstract

Abstract : This article provides an overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses denomination. After a brief development of their origins, it breaks down some of their central beliefs. Next, it seeks to unveil and disentangle what lies behind what they call «political neutrality» and how this involves them in dilemmas vis-à-vis national states. The article concludes by demonstrating the compelling incidence of the private sphere —such as the religious and theological elements— on the public sphere, which recognizes the blurring of the line separating the two registers.